An icon of New York City and a refuge for book lovers, Strand Bookstore is a mecca for all things books. The Strand is one of the largest bookstores in… read more →
My first conscious memory of collecting began sometime in my early childhood when Kellogg’s graciously gifted me a shiny, blue Hot Wheels car at the bottom of my Frosted Flakes. … read more →
The Strand Bookstore stands tall at 828 Broadway at the corner of East 12th Street, Manhattan, showcasing some aspects of its vast book collection from its sidewalk, leading passersby into… read more →
Back in 1890, Hirsch Lany, a religious scribe in Lithuania began the company now known as J. Levine Books and Judaica. He distributed copies of the Torah and religious articles in… read more →
Since the dawn of time humans have always had a fascination with predicting the future. We’ve employed a plethora of techniques, some more credible than others, in our quest of… read more →
The Strand Bookstore on Dipity. Since it was founded in 1927, The Strand has had a track history of survival and does not seem to be going anywhere anytime… read more →
The Long Life of Strand Bookstore Continues on Dipity. Imagine walking down 4th Avenue in Manhattan in the 1920s, gazing at some of the 48 used bookstores that line the… read more →
There are countless stores and restaurants in the section of Manhattan known as Midtown. It is possibly the most trafficked part of the city, offering visitors such sights as Times… read more →
My very first introduction into the world of buying and selling books began early in my childhood while working for my father’s auctioneer company. There, along with the rest of… read more →
The Strand Bookstore, with its unmistakable red awning, has its main location at 828 Broadway (& 12th Street) in New York City. Nestled in between the borders of Manhattan’s Greenwich Village and East Village (the territory which the store’s location favors) the… read more →
When one thinks of New York City’s Midtown Manhattan, they think of the iconic sights and sounds of Broadway and the bustling tourist… read more →
My childhood and teenage years consisted of multiple yearly trips to New York City. These trips were often used to explore restaurants, stores, China Town, Little Italy, Greenwich Village and… read more →
Space and Objects: An Evolution The evolution of Gotham Book Mart (GBM) can be observed through examining the way in which the space of its locations, and the objects that… read more →
Frances Steloff founded Gotham Book Mart on January 1st, 1920. Steloff was born in 1877 in Saratoga Springs, New York, and grew up very poor with little access to books.… read more →